Sanitary container for butter knives



Aug. 31 1926., 1,598,443

J. HORAN SANITARY CONTAINER FOR BUTTER KNIVES Filed June 22, 1925 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 31, 1926.

sr'rias JEREMIAH HORAN, OF FLUSI-IING, NE'W YORK.

SANITARY CONTAINER FOR BUTTER KNIVES.

Application filed June 22, 1925. Serial No. 38,848.

This invention relates to improvements in sanitary containers, and more particularly to a container for butter knives, or the like, and it is the principal object of the invention 5 to provide a hygienic holder for butter knives, cheese cutters, etc. to avoid their soiling by being laid on a counter and for preventing a misplacing or losing of such instruments.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a water filled receptacle for butter knives, or the like, having a movable cover to allow a ready filling and cleaning of the receptacle.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a sanitary container or holder of simple and inexpensive construct-ion for knives, having a removable cover provided with a slotted funnel.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will become more fully known as the description thereof proceeds and will then be more specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a sanitary knife-receptacle, constructed according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation thereof.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof with the cover frame extended laterally.

Fig. 4; is a front elevation of the hygienic container with the cover laterally displaced.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the cover showing the frame guiding means.

Fig. 6 is a similar view with the frame swung out, ready for removal.

Fig. 7 is a top plan view of a modified form of cover.

The device consists of a receptacle 10 having upper marginal flanges 11 and adapted to contain water or a sterilizing liquid not affecting the quality of the butter, at a level 12.

A. removable cover 18 has a guiding groove for the marginal front flange of the receptaele formed at its front part by re-entrant- 1y, forming its edge, as indicated, at 14. The rear edge of the cover is rectangularly bent 50 upwardly to form a flange 15 equipped with perforations 16 to allow the passage of nails,

or similar fastening means for securing the device to an ice-box counter or other suitable support. The lower edge of the flange 15' as has its material re-entrantly bent upon itself to grip over the rear marginal upper flange of the container, asindicated at 17.

The cover has a longitudinal slot 181 formed therewith which is surrounded by a funnel structure 19, allowing the introduction of the blade 20 of a butter knife, or the like having a hilt 21 and also being capable of accommodating a plurality of such knives.

The frame 22 may be provided to allow a laterally sliding in and out above the end, which has a pin 23 sliding in an angular slot 24 of the cover, open at one end as at 25, to allow a removal of the entire frame by drawing its pin 23 out of the slot 24 through the opening 25.

In Figure 7, a modified form of my invention is shown having a cover 26 provided with a longitudinal slot 27 but surrounded by an elongated elliptical funnel 528.

It will be understood that the receptacle constructed as described, also is a sanitary means for holding butter and other knives when not in use for avoiding their soiling by being placed on the counter etc., and also preventing a misplacing of the same, so that they are handy at all times when it is desired to use them.

The cover or its frame may be readily removed by displacing the same laterally to the container and may easily be removed when required, as will be evident from F igure 6.

It will further be evident that I have shown and described the preferred forms of my device as examples only, and that the same may be subjected to such changes as may come within the scope of the appended claims without departure from. the spirit of the invention.

Having thus I claim as new, ters Patent, is:

1. Sanitary receptacle for butter knives comprising a water container, having an upper marginal flange, a cover, re-entrantly bent at its edges to grip over said flange to allow a lateral removal of said cover, having a longitudinal slot allowing the introduction of a knife blade, a funnel formed over said slot and a means for securing said container to a support.

2. A sanitary receptacle for butter knives, comprising a container formed with an upper marginal flange constituting a frame, a cover having two opposite re -entrantly bent described my invention, whatand desire to secure by Let,

edges to grip over said frame to allow a lateral removal of said cover and having a longitudinal slot allowing the introduction of a plurality of knife blades, an elliptical funnel fastened to said Cover and surrounding said longitudinal slot, and a pin on said frame engaging in an angular slot in said cover to allow a lateral swing of said cover when free of said frame.

8. A sanitary receptacle for butter knives, comprising a egntainer formed with an upper marginal flange constituting a frame, a Cover having two opposite re-entrantly bent edges to grip over said frame to allow a lateral removal of said cover, and having a longitudinal slot allowing the introduc tion of a plurality of knife blades, an elliptieal funnel fastened to said cover, and surrounding said longitudinal slot, a pin on said frame engaging in an angular slot in said cover to allow a lateral swing of said cover when free of said frame, and means for securing said cover to a support.

4. A sanitary butter knife receiving container comprising an elongated casing, a removable cover for said casing having a longitudinal slot, an elongated funnel structure formed with said cover surrounding said slot therein, and also slotted, said cover having an angular slot formed therein, a frame, a pin on said frame adapted to slide in and out of the angular slot in said cover, and a vertical rear flange on said casing. perforated for the passage of fastening means to allow a securing of the casing to a support.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

JEREMIAH HORAN. 

